Chapter 106: Classmate Baiyi, Who’s Good at Teasing
They say there are two stages for guys when it comes to drinking.
When they’re young, they don’t like parties with girls. Later, they don’t like parties without girls.
But Lin Yibai was different. She always disliked drinking with girls.
She disliked even more the kind of people who always insisted on inviting girls. Because once girls joined, the mood of a good drinking session always changed. The drinking no longer felt simple or pure.
It was exactly because she disliked certain things about girls that Lin Yibai made sure never to act in ways that annoyed people.
She raised her glass and took a sip, then said, “Actually, I don’t hate drinking with girls. I just don’t like drinking with those who act all fake and try to look strong at the same time. If you want to drink, just drink! Why do they always say it’s ‘dangerous’ for girls to drink? But when they go to clubs or bars, they never seem to say it’s dangerous.”
Xia Changyu also took a sip and said, “Well… maybe it really is dangerous sometimes?”
Lin Yibai gave a short laugh and argued, “If a girl really cares about safety, she either won’t come to a drinking event at all, or she’ll clearly say from the start that she’s not drinking. As for those girls who say they want to drink but also say they’re scared, I don’t want to say what their real reason is.”
Xia Changyu asked, “So what about you?”
Lin Yibai smiled again and said, “Me?”
Then she raised her glass and finished what was left in one gulp.
If she could drink, she drank. No drama.
At the same time, she was also giving a quiet message, ‘I’m drinking with you, Xia Changyu, because I trust you as a person. That’s why I feel safe.’
She didn’t know if he realized that, but… oh well! Not a big deal either way.
Then Lin Yibai tore open her chopsticks and picked up a big piece of pork knuckle, and ate it in one big bite.
Xia Changyu watched in surprise and said, “Wow, that was a huge bite, and there’s so much fat on it! You’re really not picky at all! Most girls won’t even touch fatty meat.”
He didn’t know why, but although he hadn’t felt very hungry before, he suddenly found his appetite growing.
Maybe this was what people meant when they say, ‘When you're with someone you like, even plain food tastes amazing.’
Lin Yibai rolled her eyes at him and said, “What do you mean ‘so much fat’? This kind of pork fat isn’t just fat, it’s full of collagen! Every bite is happiness!”
She didn’t know who ordered all this food, but just from how good the pork knuckle tasted, she could tell it wasn’t cheap.
A dish like this… Had to cost at least a couple hundred, right?
Still, she didn’t ask. No need to overthink, he treats this time, she’ll treat next time. Simple as that.
Meanwhile, Xia Changyu scratched his head and said, “I didn’t mean it that way.”
Lin Yibai licked her chopsticks and tilted her head. “Oh? Then what did you mean? You mean you like those girls who won’t even eat one tiny piece of fat? And girls like me, who can eat anything and are easy to feed, aren’t your type?”
Xia Changyu felt completely wronged!!
Between those “delicate fairy girls” who only eat fancy, tiny things, and girls who eat like normal people, three meals a day. Which one would a guy actually choose?
Everyone knows the answer deep down.
Or maybe…
Was she testing me?
After thinking about it for a bit, Xia Changyu answered seriously. “Who said I don’t like you? I only like girls like you!”
“Cough, cough—cough!”
Lin Yibai was eating when she heard that, and she choked a little. She hit her chest and said, “Don’t! I was just giving an example! Don’t take it so seriously! We’re just drinking, no need to make it into something else!”
Sigh… She just wouldn’t take the bait!
“What do I have to do to peel away the layers of your heart, one by one, until I can live inside it?”
At that moment, Lin Yibai didn’t dare to answer. She just focused on eating something to fill her stomach. The plate of spicy crayfish was pretty good. But there wasn’t much meat.
You slurp one, and all you really taste is the sauce. Once you pull out the meat, it’s only about the size of a fingernail.
Still, it was really tasty. Delicious, actually. Maybe she had let down her guard, because she even started licking her fingers in front of others.
Was that considered rude? Lin Yibai didn’t even notice.
But Xia Changyu was totally stunned. He couldn’t stop thinking, what if she wasn’t licking her fingers… but licking his instead…?
Damn it, damn it… I’m such a terrible guy. What kind of messed-up thoughts are these?!
She’s such a good girl, why do I keep having these dirty, disrespectful ideas?
But then again… Let’s be honest.
If someone wasn’t truly incredibly attractive, outstanding, and wonderful, who would constantly let their thoughts drift towards lower desires?
At this point, Xia Changyu had only one option: self-control.
Until Lin Yibai casually peeled a crayfish and handed it to him.
“Here. It tastes good. Try it.”
Xia Changyu: ……
Xia Changyu: Self-control failed.
He could have picked up a toothpick to eat it with. But instead, he grabbed his beer mug with one hand, picked up a bite of vegetables with his chopsticks in the other, and said, “Ah, sorry. My hands are full right now!”
What do you mean, “hands are full”?! Just put down the beer mug or eat the vegetables and your hand is free!
Just as she was about to call him out for his obvious excuse, “Ding~!” Something clicked in Lin Yibai’s head.
Seriously? You had to make it that obvious?
Do you think I, Lin Yibai, wouldn’t notice what you’re really up to?
But she didn’t say anything more. Instead, she gave him a look full of meaning and said, “You’re not hoping I’ll feed you, are you?”
Xia Changyu wanted to say yes, but he still pretended. “No, no! Of course not. I’m not that kind of guy.”
But before he could finish that thought, her fair and slender fingers held a tiny piece of crayfish meat and brought it right up to his mouth.
Then, like a playful little devil, she said with mock surprise. “Oh! Sorry! I was initially going to feed you, but I misunderstood you… Well then, I guess you can peel one for yourself!”
Are you the devil?!
Playing with people’s hearts like this?
That crayfish was already at my lips, and now you’re taking it away?
Xia Changyu reacted fast and grabbed her wrist. “Wait, can you ask me one more time?”
“Ask what?”
“Ask if I want to eat it.”
“Nope.”
“Please?”
“I told you, this trick doesn’t work on me anymore. Hehehe.”
“Come on, please!”
“… Fine,” Lin Yibai gave in and said with a sigh, “Alright. Do you want to eat it?”
“Yes,” Xia Changyu said, then bit the crayfish and also bit her fingertips.
The feeling of his lips and teeth brushing against her skin made Lin Yibai suddenly embarrassed and angry.
I was letting you eat the crayfish, not my fingers!